CNBC TO BROADCAST LIVE SPECIAL "CNBC SPECIAL REPORT DOW 9000: THE SUMMER RALLY" TONIGHT, THURSDAY, JULY 23RD 7-9PM ET

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., July 23, 2009-It's a sizzling summer rally....the Dow closed above 9000 for the first time since January 6th, the S&P inched toward 1,000-level it hasn't closed above since November 2008 and the NASDAQ extended its run to 12 straight days on Wall Street.

Can this market climb continue? Is it too late to get in? Is it time for some profit taking? CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, will answer these questions and more on tonight's special live program, "CNBC Special Report Dow 9000: The Summer Rally," from 7-9PM ET.

The 7PM ET hour of the program will be anchored by CNBC's Maria Bartiromo live from The New York Stock Exchange and CNBC's Larry Kudlow live from CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. The 8PM ET hour of the program will be anchored by CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera and Dennis Kneale live from CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

The two-hour program will feature live reporting from every major market-site across the country as well as global coverage of the markets with a live report from CNBC Asia.

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